GB - Questions in
Parliament about Newspaper Wrappers
A Selection of pages from Hansard where
the
subject of newspaper wrappers has been brought up in Parliament
25
February 1886
Question by Mr DWYER GRAY
whether, up to a couple of
years ago, paper for impressed stamps for Irish newspapers was stamped
at the Custom House, Dublin.
15
March 1886
Question by Mr D GRAY (Dublin,
St. Stephen's Green) whether
the operation of stamping of Irish newspapers was performed in the
Custom
House, Dublin.
14
March 1887
Question by Mr HENNIKER HEATON
(Canterbury) whether it was
a fact that, immediately upon the reduction in price of Vanity Fair
newspaper from 1s. to 6d., the Post Office Authorities required the
publisher to discontinue the use of a printed wrapper.
14
May 1896
Question by Mr HENNIKER HEATON
(Canterbury) to explain why the Post Office will not extend to
newspapers the advantage of posting without stamps but by simple
prepayment.
29
March 1897
Question by Mr HENNIKER HEATON
whether the Government is prepared to rescind the Treasury Warrant
imposing a return fee of one halfpenny on undeliverable papers and
packets.
20
February 1899
Question by Mr PIRIE whether
the Government can see
its way to propose a change in the unequal rates of postage on penny
periodicals, such as "People's Friend" and "Home Words".
01
December 1909
Question by Mr HENNIKER HEATON
whether
facilities will be given to newspaper
establishments and newspaper agencies for the posting of
newspapers without affixing stamps but simply postmarking.
27
March 1913
Question by Mr JOYNSON-HICKS
whether the placing of a
postage stamp on a newspaper, half on the wrapper and half on the
newspaper, is an infraction of the rules.
In 1918 the size of newspaper
wrappers was reduced from 127 x 300 mm to 113 x 280 mm
16
March 1920
Question by Brigadier-General
CROFT on whether the former
length of newspaper wrappers will be restored.
1918
Newspaper wrapper with bundle wrapper
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